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7.19.2010

What The?

Saturday I decided I wasn't in any mood for my Fin Pocket treats. The crunchy center seemed a bit too crunchy for my taste. A grannycat has a right to choose to eat a yummy treat or leave it behind. Well you'd have thought I had refused to eat at all based on my parents reaction.

My parents were stressed when I repeatedly left my morning treat behind, and completely freaked when I repeatedly left my second treat of the day behind.

Next thing I knew they were plotting away in the kitchen, talking under their breaths, looking over at me, and then quickly looking away again. Very suspicious. Next thing that I knew I was belly-up in Mom's arms. I was prepared to flail at the first sign of scissors, as this is the typical de-knotting position, but instead Dad and Mom snuggled me between them. Dad gave some excellent neck scritches, and then things took a turn.

I mewed my delight to Dad to say thanks for the pets. I would swear he threw something down my throat when I mewed, and then Mom blew on my face. I was so shocked I gulped whatever it was down in surprise.

What the Hell-o-kitty was that about?!?

Mom placed me on the floor and I couldn't help but notice how pleased they looked with themselves. I think I need to be vigilant friends.

::Mom distracts kitty readers with catnip mouse:: Fin's Pockets are really Pill Pockets and the center is her hyperthyroid pill. She has started to randomly refuse her treat after a year and it's freaking us out. We finally had to take matters into our hands. We were shocked at how easy it went down, but I think she's suspicious now. Please send good thoughts she goes back to the treats.

41 comments:

Niko and Cloud: Hi Fin, yes, your parents are very strange..ooh Mom gave us a toy! Bye!Mom, whispering to Fin's Mom: Maybe you could try cheese to hide the pill, or I think there is more than one type of pill pocket out there. Texas' pill pockets were soft, not crunchy.

Fin, we are sending vibes to you to start taking your treats!! Mom had a kitty for 15 years that had to take that pill. She didn't like it much but she finally gave in thank goodness because I think mom would have just went into a major panic! Lots of love, Holly and mom

Uh-oh. No more treat tricks, huh? (That's our mom talking.) Jack here: I have to take 3 pills twice a day. Mom grabs be, holds me like a baby, kisses up to me (hrrmmph), says "open up" while prying at my jaws, then crams those pills down. Just like she owns me! How long will this treatment continue?

Fin, those tricks are really not that big a deal. If you lived here, you would not even have a choice about pills - you would get picked up and have something tossed down your throat before you knew what was going on. My human has mad pilling skillz.

Fin's Mom: does Fin have to have her pill on an empty stomach and avoid protein/milk products for an hour like human thyroid medicine? If so then cheese wouldn't work. But maybe an allowable treat just after the pilling procedure as reward for being good? Fin, girl, pill pockets are the easiest way to go. Trust me.

Mum to E&F: Eric, Flynnie, I have just put down some nice fresh nip for you, go and see.Mum to Fin's Mom: What a brilliant idea, I must try it on Eric as he is impossible to pill. No vet has even managed it yet and he has to have everything by injection or spot on.E&F to Fin: Strange, we only had nip yesterday and now we just got some more. Very strange! We think it was very rude of your mum to blow in your face. Did she think you looked too hot?

Annie is hyper-t but can't be pilled, so I use the transdermal gel inside the ear tip and in her armpits too, to give her ears a break. If Fin stops eating the pill pockets, see about switching to the gel.

We hope your mom hadn't had a lot of garlic before she blew in your face Fin. Watch out these mums can be very devious - mum crushes my pills and puts then in my favourite food - she thinks I don't know - poor deluded human!Luv Hannah xx

Fin, please start eating your pill pockets again. It is really important that you get them. Sounds like Mom and Dad had a good plan to get the pill down. Our Mom laughed out loud but well done. Lots of purrs coming that Fin will go back to the treats. Have a great week.

Hey, Fin. The lady with the yellow hair gives me one those Fin Pocket Treats everyday before I go to bed at night and I eat it up!! I love Fin Treats!! But only right before bedtime! Now she's been giving me a Fin Treat before I eat dinner. Hmmmm...I don't do Fin Treats with dinner. So y'know what?? She's been opening my mouth and putting something in there before I even have a chance to protest!!

FinWE hope you go back to enjoyin your Fin Treats...we think that would work best for all...but then being a kitty we have little furry brains our own so....don't be surprised to see your pawrents acting stranger...

Fin's mom - My Whiskers took his thyroid pill for a couple of years in a pill pocket - any flavor - before he decided he would not eat them anymore - they were soft and spongy so I started using much less around the pill and putting it with other treats and that worked. What happened to us was that he had developed an enlarged heart and we didn't know - keep on a look out for this.......and do eat your treats Fin.

I have 3 days left of my antibiotics left and I tell ya Fin, every morning mom pries open my mouth big & wide and tosses that sucker right down the hatch. She thought of pill pockets but I can be rather picky so she went with the direct route since it's short term.

Fin! We hopes that you will take your medicine! But I understands! I have never had medicine before! But if my humans did that to me I wouldn't trust them! But I know your mom and dad loves you lots and lots!!!

Just take the treat, Fin, if it makes your humans happy. It's better then upsetting them. They get so moody if you don't accept their treats.-Barney

Oh, Barney, Chance has your toy. (Barney runs off to beat down the kitten)Barney's mom-Good trick with the blow on the face. I've never thought of that. I usually had to fight with them. Good luck with the pilling, Meg. I hope it does Fin good.